UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5707

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5707

    Published: 3 Aug 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-5707
    Aliases:
    USN-2733-1
    USN-2734-1
    USN-2737-1

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large iov_count value in a write request.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5707, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/6, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2734-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2733-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2738-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2737-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2750-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2760-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2759-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5707

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-63.103

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High